Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 461
After writing all the letters, Zhu Houzhao handed the letter to Liu Jin, and said with a serious face: "Find a few reliable people and send them to the capital as soon as possible, and get an answer as soon as possible."

"Yes, His Royal Highness, I will do it now." Liu Jin quickly agreed, then remembered something, and said, "His Royal Highness, Liao Zhong, Commander of the Hangzhou Guard, is asking to see you."

After saying this, Liu Jin waited for Zhu Houzhao's order.

"Let him in." Zhu Houzhao said expressionlessly.

Zhu Houzhao was not surprised by Liao Zhong's arrival.

In other words, during this period of time, people will continue to come, because this is choosing to stand in line.

Zhu Houzhao felt that this gentleman was doing one thing, which was persecuting.Not only is he persecuting himself, but he is also persecuting Jiangxi.

It can be said that this gentleman's arrangement in Zhejiang is essentially to prepare for the future rebellion.But things went wrong, and that was the matter of the Nanjing household department, which led to the prince himself coming to Zhejiang.

Now Zhu Houzhao has begun to suspect that all this may have been a conspiracy from the beginning.

This conspiracy has already started since I arrived in Nanjing.In the case of the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs, they did it on purpose, in order to lure themselves to Zhejiang.

After arriving in Zhejiang, the other party stimulated himself with choices, and through such extreme methods as assassination, after he reacted, the other party immediately chose to rebel.And through this simple way of coercion, he didn't even hide his purpose at all.

But in Zhu Houzhao's view, this is not a successful plan and is doomed to fail.

In terms of strength, they couldn't beat themselves.

To put it another way, such a threat would make it difficult for some people to follow them. After all, the charges are not particularly serious, nor is it a major crime of ransacking the family and exterminating the entire family.

Although I was more ruthless, I didn't kill people like Zhejiang Chief Political Officer Han Tai and Zhejiang Inspector Zhou Yi. It is impossible for officials in Hangzhou not to know.So this threat does not have any deterrent effect.

Under such circumstances, the other party still chose this approach. Why did they implement a plan that they knew could not succeed?

The other party is not an idiot, nor does he want to fight to the death, so naturally he has other purposes.

If it's not for yourself, then it can only be for them internally.

In many cases, the best way to resolve internal conflicts is to transfer internal conflicts to the outside.Apparently this gentleman did just that.Maybe this gentleman is a little dissatisfied with Jiangxi's side, and he wants to stimulate the other side in this way.

If my guess is correct, the other party will lead me to Jiangxi in the next step.

But what kind of method will the other party guide?

Zhu Houzhao didn't expect it for a while.

The main reason why Zhu Houzhao believed that the other party would not do such a stupid thing was because of the incident in the capital.

The planning of that incident was very detailed, forcing him to kill people in the palace.

And here in Zhejiang, the other party has planned for so many years, it can be said that the whole Zhejiang is in his hands.

Whether it's the military town, or the officials from all over Zhejiang, or even his own Qiweizhai, he has infiltrated them all over and over.

People who can do these things are naturally not stupid, and it is impossible to choose to do stupid things at this time.

Soon Liao Zhong walked in from the outside, interrupting Zhu Houzhao's thinking.

Looking at Liao Zhong who was kneeling on the ground, Zhu Houzhao sat on the chair with no expression on his face, tapped the armrest of the chair lightly with his fingers, and said coldly, "What do you want to see Bengong?"

"Back to His Royal Highness, the minister is here to plead guilty." Liao Zhong knelt on the ground and said.

"Then tell me." Zhu Houzhao nodded.Apart from this sentence, I didn't say anything else.

Zhu Houzhao wanted to see what Liao Zhong would say, so he waited quietly.

As for how to deal with Liao Zhong, it depends on what he said.

"Back to His Royal Highness, the matter is like this..."

Liao Zhong told the whole thing without any concealment.How did their family hook up with this gentleman, how did they start to encroach on the fields, and how did they start selling silk to them, all told out bit by bit.

In Liao Zhong's narration, the whole thing began to become clear.

After this gentleman arrived in Zhejiang, the first thing he did was to buy a large amount of silk, and the price was higher than the market price.So all the silk merchants in Zhejiang sold their silk to him.

But even so, he is still collecting, and the price is very high.Under such circumstances, the silk merchants who were not worried about sales naturally had to find ways to increase production.

Then the problem comes, silk does not just appear, it needs to be produced, and land is needed to grow mulberry trees.Therefore, many businessmen began to change the land for planting food into land for planting mulberry trees.

But this is not feasible for local officials, because the imperial court attaches great importance to food, and it does not mean that you can change it if you want.

So people began to mediate, and they took money to bribe, starting from county to county, and then to prefecture by prefecture.At the same time, the higher authorities have not stopped, and the bribery of high-level officials in Zhejiang has also been going on.As a result, a large group of officials were dragged into the water, turning a blind eye to their behavior of changing rice into mulberry.

As for the officials who wanted to expose this matter, all the officials who took bribes were knocked down for various reasons, and some even died of illness directly.In Liao Zhong's words, many people died without knowing why.

These people have been doing this kind of thing all the time. Over the past few years, the whole of Zhejiang has been held in their hands.

This is a huge network, and people like Liao Zhong are just small people in it.They just annexed the farmland and changed it into mulberry fields, and then went to plant mulberry trees, raise silkworms and weave silk.

There is another very important reason why this plan can be carried out so smoothly.That is, this group of people can guarantee the food supply in Zhejiang, and they provide Zhejiang with a large amount of food every year.This is surprising.

Liao Zhong was also worried, what about the food?Once there is no food, things will become a big mess, and no one will be able to run away.

But they are able to deliver food every year, which is very surprising.Although some of it is old rice, most of it is fresh rice and it is of high quality.

This made Zhejiang officials, including Liao Zhong, gradually lose their vigilance. At the same time, they were also dazzled by interests, and things became bigger and bigger.

"His Royal Highness, things are probably like this." Liao Zhong knelt on the ground and said: "Later, His Royal Highness went to Nanjing, and the Nanjing household department had such a case. Many people knew that Zhejiang was involved, so everyone started to panic, but There is no good way for a while."

"I also went to find that gentleman, but I can't find him anymore."

Speaking of this, Liao Zhong kowtowed a few times, and said with an ugly face: "I am guilty, I should not have acted like this. I am ashamed of your majesty's cultivation, ashamed of my ancestors. I am willing to donate all the land and family property I just ask His Highness the Crown Prince not to implicate the minister's family. As for the minister himself, I only ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to leave a whole body for the minister."

Zhu Houzhao stood up, passed by Liao Zhong with a blank face, and then walked to the door, looking at the sky outside, with a smile on his face.

Perhaps this is also part of this gentleman's plan?
If he ransacked Liao Zhong's house and killed his people, then there might really be people outside who would rebel against him.

The reason is also very simple, it is worth a fight for them to die and search the house.

The other party is forcing himself, and the previous stimulation may also be for this step, in order to make himself lose his mind and kill these people.At that time, the generals outside Hangzhou must be panicked.

It can be said that this is a huge layout. From the earliest time they entered Zhejiang, their purpose is to control it.

Zhu Houzhao could imagine that once they wanted to rebel one day, they would cut off Zhejiang's food in advance.Once there is no food, then there will be chaos.

What will the people do without food?
They will rebel.

This is not a natural disaster, this is a man-made disaster!

The food is in their hands, and as long as they encourage it, the whole Zhejiang will become a hot spot.At that time, they will set off from Jiangxi and bring food.So what will be the result?
Coupled with their internal support, the whole of Zhejiang will fall into their hands.

Occupying Jiangxi and Zhejiang, you can take Nanjing directly to the north and Yingtianfu; you can take Fujian and Guangdong to the south; you can take Huguang to the west.

Buying a wave of people in Zhejiang can gather a large number of troops. This is a very clever strategy, and it is a big plan.

Once this plan takes shape, it will be a catastrophe.

At that time, this rebellion is bound to sweep across the entire south of the Yangtze River. The scale must be much larger than in history, and it will definitely be more difficult to calm down.

Apparently this was planned by an expert.As for whether it is this gentleman, Zhu Houzhao cannot judge.

But obviously something went wrong within them, maybe the suicide in the capital was caused by some of them.

It is not surprising to Zhu Houzhao that some factions have split among them.The suicide incident in Beijing last time and the incident in Nanjing this time seem to be written by the same person, maybe this time in Zhejiang as well.

Because I have arrived in Nanjing, once I investigate the matter, I will definitely investigate it in Zhejiang.Because I came here to check taxes and to clear the land.

As soon as I arrived in Nanjing, I called all the shopkeepers of Qiqizhai in various places.This is a very bad signal, and things in Zhejiang can no longer be hidden.

So they took the risk and got a guy in the household department.Maybe it was to delay time, maybe it was for other purposes, but they chose to do so.

But they probably didn't expect that the prince would rush to Zhejiang immediately, so they were caught off guard.

After this incident, they made a plan, should they rebel now or abandon Zhejiang?

If you let yourself, the crown prince, continue to investigate, all their plans for many years will be exposed, and all achievements will be in vain.

Apparently some people were not reconciled, that's why they did the following things, assassinate and irritate themselves, let themselves betray their relatives in Zhejiang, and let the people in Zhejiang stand by their side.

To launch a rebellion at this time, obviously they were not prepared.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't even guarantee whether the incident this time was instigated by the people in Jiangxi.

Although my guess may not be accurate, but the general context has been sorted out.

They went to Liao Zhong's people to rebel, and the purpose was not to really make them rebel.It is also impossible for them to really believe that Liao Zhong and the others will cooperate with him, because once one person informs, the whole plan will be leaked.That's not how things work.

They just wanted to irritate themselves again and let themselves kill Liao Zhong.

It seems that the layout is in Hangzhou and the focus is on Hangzhou, but their eyes have already been set outside Hangzhou.

When there is chaos in Hangzhou, Jiangxi may take advantage of the situation and attack.That's their plan.

If I am not a time traveler, if I am really young and energetic, I may have really fallen into their tricks. I have to say that their plans are very clever.

If I am not a time traveler, and I don’t know that the real roots are in Jiangxi, then I have already judged that the problem lies in Jiangxi after the incident in the capital, and I may still be circling around them, and I am still entangled in Zhejiang. question.Then they will surely succeed.

If he catches this gentleman all over the world, or even starts killing people, maybe Jiangxi has already taken action.

Now Jiangxi may be in full swing.Once there is a rebellion in Zhejiang, they will follow.

Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao turned to look at Liao Zhong, and said: "Okay, get up. I won't kill you for the sake of your loyalty to the court. But death is inevitable, but life is inevitable. Your property, I don’t want this palace anymore, but the fields you have embezzled over the years have to be returned, there is no room for negotiation.”

"The other thing is that you have to hand over all the profits you have made over the years.

As for yourself, since someone wants to rebel, then you will be guilty and meritorious.If you have made enough credit, then your seat will be reserved for you; if your credit is not enough, you will become a military household.You should know what kind of life military households live, right? "

"Besides, you should have many enemies these years, and there are also many people who covet your property. Once you fall, you can imagine your end. You should understand what to do."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Houzhao turned around and walked back, not talking to Liao Zhong again.

Liao Zhong got up from the ground, his body was completely soaked.

There was a stern look in his eyes, of course, this stern look was not aimed at Zhu Houzhao, but at those rebels.

Now he is a body of guilt, if not done well, it will be very miserable.As for the property in the family, he no longer cared about it.

If the money is gone, you can make more money, but if you lose people, you have nothing.

Under such circumstances, Liao Zhong was naturally about to get ruthless.Just grab that gentleman and he'll turn over!
Liao Zhong turned around abruptly, and walked out with big strides.

(End of this chapter)